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  • Participants painting at an activity of the Mental Wellness Center, a 2025-2026 grant recipient.
    City of Santa Barbara Grants Applications Now Open
    As part of its ongoing commitment to a vibrant, sustainable local cultural sector and arts access for all, the City is investing nearly $250,000 into the community through its annual Cultural Arts Grants. Applications must be…
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    Annual Notice: Erosion, Sedimentation Control, and Stormwater Quality Program
    This annual informational bulletin outlines guidance on Best Management Practices (BMPs) aimed at reducing erosion, retaining sediment on site, and protecting water quality throughout construction activities. Program…
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    Learn About Your Water Quality
    City laboratory staff conduct more than 45,000 water quality tests each year to ensure safe drinking water for our community. As in past years, the City outperformed every state and federal public health standard for water quality. Read…
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Get Landscape Design Ideas with the Water Wise Gardening Website
Looking for the perfect plant? Replacing that old, thirsty lawn? Explore our online resource for water wise gardening: use the guided plant search, tour local garden galleries and much more! Search by garden style or by features -- from…
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Safety Improvements Project on West Carrillo Begins
On September 13, work will begin on a safety improvement project along Carrillo Street, from Chapala Street to Miramonte Drive. The project work includes installing roadway lighting, reconstructing a traffic signal, installing a new…
Moment of Silence at the Airport on September 11
TSA will host a Moment of Silence at Santa Barbara Airport on Saturday, September 11 at 8:46 a.m. at the security checkpoint located on the second floor of the Terminal. 
Discurso del Estado de la Ciudad
El discurso sobre el Estado de la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara se estrenará el miércoles 8 de septiembre a las 7:00 p.m. en el canal de YouTube de la Ciudad y a las 8:00 p.m. en Espanol. Si se lo pierde, no se preocupe, puede ver la repetición…
Comisión Independiente De Redistritación
En marzo de 2021, el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad nombró a la Comisión Independiente de Redistritación (IRC) para preparar mapas de distritos electorales utilizando los datos de la Oficina del Censo de 2020, como lo requiere la Sección…
Ayuda para correr el maratón largo de COVID-19
A principios de este año, todos sentíamos que la pandemia estaba llegando a su fin y que por fin habíamos llegado a la meta final de este largo maratón.  Entonces, cuando creíamos que las cosas mejoraban, llegó la variante Delta; y…
Job Apprenticeship Program Graduation
Congratulations to this year’s graduates of our Job Apprenticeship Program!Each summer, a group of young people train on the job at various City of Santa Barbara departments, learning about different career options as they develop…
Call for SB Reads Poetry Submissions
The Library is inviting poets of all ages to enter its Santa Barbara Reads 2021 Poetry Contest. Winning poems will be displayed at the SB Reads Kick-Off event in November as part of the Library's Poetry Walk experience.
Sheep at Work in Parma Park
We're happy to announce that the sheep are back at work in Parma Park!
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